RENAULT Grand Espace · 2.0 16V Authentique · Minivan · 2000 ‐ 2002

Renault launched production in 2000 of automobiles model Grand Espace, modification 2.0 16V Authentique and terminated it in 2002. In this auto can sit 7 person total, it has minivan form with five doors, and length 4.8 meters, weight 1.5 tons.

«Grand Espace 2.0 16V Authentique» car with a 4-speed automatic gearbox is fitted to the front wheels. This auto can be accelerated for 12.4 s to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 182 km/h, thanks to a 4-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which produce a peak output of 140 horsepower at 5500 rpm.

Gas tank capacity of this car is 78 liters of petrol, thus when average fuel consumption is 9.4 liters per 100 km (7.4 liters on the track, 12.9 liters in the urban), that let you to go approximately 830 km unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 280 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Back wheels have disks, 265 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis with help of suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the next size - 205/65HR15.

According to the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Renault Grand Espace got the great quantity of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a enough safe automobile. Furthermore to passive safety features (passenger, driver, side airbags), it is also equipped with dynamic safety such as ABS.